The Trump administration has subpoenaed records related to the 2020 election in Arizona's largest county, the state Senate president said Monday, the latest in a series of steps taken by the president to relitigate an election he lost and bolster the federal government's authority over elections. read more
In 2022, the team at Cortical Labs taught 800,000 brain cells in a petri dish connected to a computer how to play the 1970s game Pong. Now, years later, the same team is leveling up as they claim their CL1 system is the "world's first code deployable biological computer," and is able to play Doom. "Pong was much simpler. There was a direct relationship: The ball went up, the paddle went up. It was a direct input, output relationship," the research team explained in a YouTube video. "Doom was much more complex."
The Israeli military illegally used white phosphorus munitions over homes in the southern Lebanese town Yohmor on March 3, posing a threat to civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday. "The incendiary effects of white phosphorus can cause death or cruel injuries that result in lifelong suffering," Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch, said in the statement.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has deleted a social media post claiming that the United States Navy successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, raising fresh questions about whether naval convoy operations have begun in the region as Washington moves to restore energy flows disrupted by the escalating conflict with Iran.
President Trump has deployed military might to fight drug cartels, blowing up dozens of alleged smugglers at sea and helping Ecuador bomb an apparent criminal training camps. ... On Monday, Mexico's leader suggested Washington should focus on other steps: Containing the voracious American appetite for illicit drugs, and combating illegal arms trafficking.
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Trump: Oil tanker crews must show some guts,' sail through Straight of Hormuz
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... President Trump is pushing oil tanker crews to "show some guts" and sail through the Strait of Hormuz.
"These ships should go through the Strait of Hormuz and show some guts, there's nothing to be afraid of. ... They have no Navy, we sunk all their ships," Trump said, according to Fox News's Brian Kilmeade, who recounted the president's remarks during an interview. ...
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Iran reportedly starts mining the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. readies intensified strikes
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... Iran has reportedly started laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, which carries about one-fifth of all crude oil, according to CNN.
The mining is still in its beginning stages, and a few dozen have been laid in recent days. However, Iran still holds 80% to 90% of its small boats and mine layers, according to a source to CNN. Its forces could likely lay hundreds of mines in the waterway.
Allegedly, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps can deploy a "gauntlet" of dispersed mine-laying, boats and shore-based missile batteries. ...
@#1 ... that NATO and the international rule of law is meaningless to the geriatric morbidly obese warmongering pedophile? ...
China looks to be moving in, trying to push the United State out of the "world-order" paradigm.
OpEd: Seeing China's stability against the backdrop of global turmoil
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... On Sunday, two new Type 055 guided-missile destroyers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, Dongguan and Anqing, made their official debut. The number of China's publicly known 10,000-ton-class destroyers has increased to 10, achieving balanced deployment across the three major theater commands. This development has inspired countless Chinese citizens. In the current complex and challenging international environment, this piece of news provides a tangible sense of reassurance. Attention to military development reflects an expectation for a strong defense safeguarding national progress, while behind the 10,000-ton-class destroyers lies China's steadfast pursuit of national stability and the well-being of its people.
From the industrial system to technological innovation, and from infrastructure to national defense and military modernization, China's rising comprehensive national strength has enhanced its strategic resilience in a complicated international landscape. ...
As a major country with a population of over 1.4 billion and contributing around 30 percent to global economic growth, how China defines "peace" and how it pursues "development" are crucial. Will it seek peace through hegemonic means, engaging in beggar-thy-neighbor practices and bullying smaller states to secure exclusive development? Or will it follow a path of peaceful development based on mutual respect and win-win cooperation? For the world, these choices lead to vastly different outcomes. China's answer is evident in a series of concrete actions ...
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Startup Builds Data Centers Powered by Human Brain Cells
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... A biotechnology startup is developing experimental data centers powered by living human brain cells in a radical approach that could eventually reshape the future of computing. According to a report by Bloomberg, Australia-based Cortical Labs is building small data centers that run on lab-grown neurons placed on silicon chips, an innovation that researchers believe could one day challenge traditional processors used in artificial intelligence systems. ...
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White House says US has not escorted oil tanker through Strait of Hormuz despite now-deleted claim
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... The U.S. military has not yet escorted any oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday, contradicting a now-deleted post from Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
"I was made aware of this post. I haven't had a chance to talk to the Energy secretary about it directly, however, I know the post was taken down pretty quickly and I can confirm that the U.S. Navy has not escorted a tanker or a vessel at this time," Leavitt said during a White House press briefing. ...
@#76 ... Trump says war on Iran could be short-term excursion'
President Donald Trump says the US-Israel war on Iran could be a "short-term excursion".
He made the remarks at a Republican gathering in Doral, Florida.
In an earlier interview with CBS, Trump said: "I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they've got no Air Force."
The US military is "very far" ahead of his initial 4-5 week estimated timeframe to wrap up the assault on Iran, he added.
Piggy declaring victory and moving on. ...
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Live Updates: Trump Takes Questions on 10th Day of Iran War
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... President Trump told CBS News in the afternoon that "we're very far ahead of schedule" on the war, and stocks rose after an early plummet. He later told Republican lawmakers that the U.S. still had more to do.
Here's the latest. [as of 6:10PM EDT]
President Trump sent conflicting signals on Monday about the duration of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, suggesting that the war could be near an end, and a few hours later leaving the timing open-ended.
The war "is very complete, pretty much," Mr. Trump, who had predicted a duration of four or five weeks, said in a phone interview with the CBS reporter Weijia Jiang. He added, "We're very far ahead of schedule."
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When asked if the war with Iran would be over this week, Trump said, "No." He only said "soon, very soon." ...
@#76 ... The US military is "very far" ahead of his initial 4-5 week estimated timeframe to wrap up the assault on Iran, he added. ...
Trump says it's 'too soon' to talk about seizing Iran's oil -- but doesn't rule it out
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... President Donald Trump on Monday left open the prospect of acquiring Iranian oil as the U.S. proceeds with a war officials have said is aimed at depriving Iran of a nuclear weapon and defanging it so it no longer poses a threat to the U.S. or Middle East neighbors....
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GOP-led Arizona election review closely matches Biden's winning margin (September 2021)
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... The tally from the review, which was backed by the Republican-controlled state Senate but has no bearing on President Joe Biden's long-official victory in the state, found Biden defeated former President Donald Trump in Maricopa County by about 45,000 votes, a slight increase of Biden's margin from the official count. ...
"You don't have to dig deep into the draft copy of the Arizona Senate/Cyber Ninja audit report to confirm what I already knew -- the candidates certified by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General -- did, in fact, win," board chair Jack Sellers, a Republican, said in a statement. "This means the tabulation equipment counted the ballots as they were designed to do, and the results reflected the will of the voters. That should be the end of the story." ...
Another is Julie K. Brown of the Miami Herald
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